Elizabeth Harris, Ariel Re vice president of modelling and research, has made a significant contribution to a book revolving around recent hurricanes and tropical cyclones and how they have evolved and became more destructive in recent years.
Titled “Advances in Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate,” the book came from the 2024 Symposium on Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate that was held last June in Hawaii. The event had featured the contributions of scientists and academics from all over the world when it comes to the worsening natural disasters.
Harris’ contributions to the book involved a chapter co-written with University of Southampton professor of oceanography and climate Robert Marsh, UK National Oceanography Centre senior research fellow Jeremy Grist, and Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar School of Earth, Ocean, and Climate Sciences assistant professor Dipanjan Dey.
In the chapter, Harris and her contributors reached a conclusion that changes to the speed of ocean circulation were the “main cause of the increase in the warm water that was available in the North Atlantic for hurricane development in a high-resolution forced climate modelling.”
“As circulation in the North Atlantic slows down, it leads to a build up of warm water available for hurricane intensification,” the experts said.
Harris expressed her sentiments about being able to contribute to an important book with regards to the current state of climate change in the world.
“It is a great honour to contribute to this book which will appeal to not only academics but policymakers and the insurance industry, who all have an interest in the way that hurricane risk is evolving due to climate change and climate variability,” said Harris.
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